Gorgeous Antique Chain Link + Ball in Cage + Moving Part Whimsy for serving drinks I think it is the

I think it is the transparency that makes this piece really wonderful

a UNESCO world heritage site filled with thousand year old Viking rune stones and burial mounds

This hand thrown small plate/dish was created by Mary and Edwin Scheier

Super useful and super chic:)

perhaps the result of past use

Gorgeous Antique Chain Link + Ball in Cage + Moving Part Whimsy for serving drinks I think it is theReally a beauty! Lots going on with this antique whimsy, late 19th very early 20th century or so I would guess, but the skillfulness of the carving and beauty of the wood make it feel like quite an elegant thing. At the tip are two interlocking pieces which move to and fro, and the ball rolls around freely in its cage. A perfect one to hang by the last of the links from a nail on the wall. 13 7 8" l x 1 13 16" wide and deep. There is one clean split